A bit knocked flat by the heat, but here's some epic reportage on the multiplicitous business activities of the children of China's top leaders. These guys wouldn't hire Mark Thatcher as a butler.
I can see a looming nomenclature problem here around the tricky issue oif what term you use for the children of princelings. Maybe you could adapt the system in Brazilian football where you have Ronaldao (big Ron) Ronaldo (Ron) and Ronaldinho (little Ron). So by that, Winston Wen, Bo Guagua etc would be princelinginhos. Oh well. It's a thought.
You may have just also inadvertently provided the slogan of any incipient opposition: it's basically to To-Do-Ron-Ron ... and Do 'em good
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Posted by: CMcM | May 26, 2012 at 04:09 PM
Princelets!
Posted by: Leonard Hatred | May 26, 2012 at 09:25 PM
Russia has mini-oligarchs and micro-mini-oligarchs
Posted by: dsquared | May 26, 2012 at 11:23 PM
OT but it's been bugging me for a while:
why did Bo name his son 'Melon Melon'?
Posted by: Leinad | May 27, 2012 at 04:47 AM
Because he didn't have quite the same commitment to comedy as an IBM machine and the father of Major Major Major Major?
Posted by: skidmarx | May 27, 2012 at 08:47 AM
Well, "cute" names aren't uncommon. I have a colleague who is stuck with Chen Chenchen.
Posted by: JamesP | May 27, 2012 at 10:17 AM
In Spain of course loads of people have García García or Pérez Pérez or what you will as their surnames.
Posted by: ejh | May 27, 2012 at 11:29 AM
-inho?
I suppose Portuguese must have an influence in the south round Macao, they traded round there long enough. Might catch on.
Posted by: Left Outside | May 28, 2012 at 05:50 PM